Mike Colter Set To Star in Sequel To The Action-Thriller PLANE, Which is Titled SHIP
Gerard Butler and Mike Colter’s action thriller Plane may have had a terrible title, but it was actually a fun and enjoyable action movie! I liked it, and now I’ve learned that Plane is getting a sequel titled Ship, another bad title, but it’s on point with the action franchise the producers are looking to build.
Mike Colter is set to star in the sequel and Plane director Jean-François Richet will return to helm it. Gerard Butler won’t star in the movie, but he may make a cameo appearance.
Colter played accused murderer and former French Legionnaire Louis Gaspare in Plane and the sequel will obviously focus on him. He escaped extradition to Toronto when Trailblazer Flight 119 crash-landed on a dangerous Philippines island and formed an unlikely partnership with Butler’s character Captain Brodie Torrance to rescue the plane’s passengers and crew from pirates.
The sequel’s story “will pick up where Gaspare’s storyline left off — with the legionnaire disappearing into the jungles of Jolo Island. Following a high-octane showdown with the local militia on Jolo’s shores, Gaspare manages to commandeer a fishing boat and escape the Philippines. But the media circus surrounding Flight 119 has elevated his public profile, making him the subject of an international manhunt. Hoping to stay under the radar and get far away from his last known location, Gaspare hops aboard a cargo ship in East Asia that’s bound for South Africa. As he settles in for a long voyage, the stowaway discovers that the ocean vessel is transporting more than goods — it’s also being used as a ferry for a human trafficking ring.”
It’s explained that he will team up with the “ship’s second mate/navigator, a last-minute addition to the crew who was unaware of its illicit activities, and a passenger with military experience and a bone to pick, Gaspare embarks on a mission to take down the ship’s corrupt Captain, keep its innocent passengers safe, and liberate its captives.”
Sounds like this will make for a solid sequel! Casting is currently underway.
Source: Deadline